Friday, May 31, 2013

A huge thank you to Masala Chica for inviting me to guest post on her blog. I'm so grateful for Kiran's support, but even more thankful for her friendship! To see how Kiran and I got pimped out for charity, check this out: Why Don't We Just Chill?

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Here's a really interesting segment from To the Contrary about egg freezing. To
watch just the egg freezing portion, skip to 9:59 below.

A couple of my favorite
quotes:

"The part of me that believes that a woman has a right to plan above all whether and how she going to have children, keeps me from saying don’t do this.It is another one of the choices that I would not deny a woman, but I do think one has to think about why....With everything new thing there will be people who mistake how you ought to use it, but are we going to somehow deny people that choice?When it comes to having children, I'm for you making any choice you want to make." ~Eleanor Holmes Norton

"This is additional choice and for some women it will mean a miracle, I think especially for woman who have been diagnosed with cancers early in life where they had to undergo chemotherapy and I hope that this creates and option for those women.I don’t believe that there is any such thing as having it all.This too comes with trade-offs.It mean you will be an older parent.It may mean that your children will have less time with their grandparents, which are such special relationships....it’s another option, but yet again it comes with trade-offs....Culturally this may tell us about our priorities.Ever since women have been entering the workforce we’ve had more and more opportunities more and more choices and those are wonderful things.I’m in a generation of people that’s really struggling with the family formation question." ~Hadley Heath

Friday, May 17, 2013

A few days ago, I read a blog post from Red Pill Theory that made me want to vomit. It was titled Is Egg Freezing the Next Birth Control? It wasn't the title that turned my stomach, but the words spewed by the author.

The blogger shared his feelings about egg freezing and women, specifically Sarah Elizabeth Richards, author of Motherhood Rescheduled: The New Frontier of Egg Freezing and the Women Who Tried It. Here's what he said that made me wanna puke: "There's something powerfully strange about a modern career women: their inability to admit failure. Everything they do is part of their path to self-empowerment. Sarah Richards had to use her life savings on a fairly dicey new technology because she couldn't get a man. That's my definition of failure, especially when you consider 90% of white women manage to get married."

Monday, May 13, 2013

Thank you for supporting me in more ways than one during this exciting journey. You have encouraged me to push my boundaries, believed in me when I had a hard time believing in myself and been a wonderful friend. I'm so grateful to have you on my team!

The egg freezing is done. Now, let’s make a movie!

What We Need

I’ve taken care of Phase I ($14,000): which included the egg freezing procedure, filming and all other production expenses.

Now, it’s time to move forward and this is where I need your help. Phase II: post production – transcripting, contracting composers to write music, hiring an editor to organize and edit the footage and so much more. This is where it becomes a short film! My goal is to raise $15,000 (or more).

The short will be submitted to festivals and then begins Phase III: a feature film that presents the full story— my life before egg freezing, my egg freezing journey and three to five years in future. You’re gonna want to know what happen with the eggs, right?

Trailer

Hi, I'm Jenni

Questions or Comments?

Background

During my egg freezing research, I looked for anything and everything to read or watch that would give me a better idea of what to expect during the process. Most of the information out there speaks to the science, which is fascinating. But there’s another huge, important piece that’s being left out--The physical and emotional responses a woman experiences throughout the egg freezing process. I wanted to share my adventure in a way where others could participate - see what I saw; feel what I felt. That’s how Chill was born.

The Film

Chill is a touching documentary about a single woman fighting to preserve her fertility and dreams of motherhood through egg freezing in her mid-thirties. Weeks before she decided to freeze her eggs, Jenni began documenting her thoughts on fertility and parenthood. Throughout the film, she shares her story with vulnerability, courage and humor. Chill is more than a film; it’s a mindset. It’s about determination, living with intention and being true to yourself. This story is as original as it is relatable and when it comes to fertility, educational as it is eye opening. Ultimately, Chill is an inspirational film about hope, love and family.